Dead Landmines

Sit it out for a single life Don't ask me why It might just change your mind Look past who you think you are Cuz it doesn't change with space Or across time Go straight to the darkest place And bring the light that makes The past seem blind Carry on the memory Of people loved in dreams Of future lives The father lives and the father dies The heart bleeds out through the eyes It's fine The bear sleeps in the forest pines The child skips through the dead landmines It's fine My paycheck's on time Wait around for the afterlife But nothing's next but nothing's Left behind Trapped on the gentle slope Of a metal roof Above the diamond mine You need dough but your belly knows The gold's all gone And the market's in decline The roof caved, the sun collapsed But the backward waves Will show you how to climb The father lives and the father dies The heart bleeds out through the eyes It's fine The hermit saves a billion lives While the bats fall from the skies It's fine The athlete runs across the line The corporation just pays a fine It's fine The bear sleeps in the forest pines The child skips through the dead landmines It's fine My paycheck's on time